Hartwall Jouluolut III

Brewed by Hartwall (Heineken)
Style: Vienna
Helsinki, Finland

Serve in Lager glass

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2012 bottle - reddish body with a light beige head - caramel nose - very light malty flavour

Red-brown color. Thin, metallic aroma. Malty and mellow flavor. Not bad - not that good either.

Bottled 2004 version (BB 04/2005)
Amber color with decent foamy brown head. Light sweet toffee aroma with hints of malt and skunked hops. Malty, watery and harsh. Gives metallic harsh aftertaste. This is like coloured Lapin Kulta.

Coppery color with little off-white foam. Aroma is mild with sweet tones, some roasted malt and nuts can be noticed too. Flavor is also mild, some sweet nuts with metallic and grassy ending. Thin bodied mouthfeel, mild hops come up in the end.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2004 (Bottled, 2004 version) Clear amber color with quite a creamy and lacy, medium head. Mild, slightly grassy, cheap-north-German-pils-like hoppy aroma. Short and sweetish, malty flavor with moderate hopping and metal. No aftertaste at all. Thin, hardly medium-bodied palate with medium, slightly stingy carbonation. An easily drinkable, easily forgettable brew.

Reddish-brown in colour, thick white head and nice lace. Malty and nutty nose. Smooth and balanced, light to medium body, malty and a bit nut-like beer with some hops. Aftertaste is pretty long.

Nut brown. Very thin and completely tasteless Christmas lager.

A very good münchener dark lager. Robust body, clean palate and very good use of aromatic hops. A very good accompaniment to the traditional Christmas ham in Finland, but pleasant enough to be enjoyed on its own.